MUMBAI, India, December 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Tata Interactive Learning Forum (TLF), a unique meeting of learning leaders, was a huge success-the Corporate Track saw a significant turnout with nearly 50 Chief Learning Officers and Vice Presidents from Fortune 500 companies sharing their unique insights and strategies for business success in a recessionary environment. According to Sanjaya Sharma, CEO - Tata Interactive Systems, "The TLF saw a meeting of some of the brightest minds in the industry. We feel this interaction is critical to helping organizations today emerge stronger from the current economic recession." TLF 2009 was held on October 29 and 30 at the Hotel St. Julien in Boulder, CO. The event was conducted in partnership with Bersin & Associates. The interactions initiated at the TLF will continue round-the-year, and TLF webinars on key issues will be held periodically. TLF Session Highlights The TLF comprised 15 sessions and was followed by CLO debates. Some of the sessions were: - Research study findings and trends from Bersin & Associates - Peter Pereira, The Nielsen Company - Gint Baukus & Kent Champagne, Western Union There also was a case study presentation by Tata Interactive Systems, by Alex Hillenbrand - Head, Simulations Consulting & Delivery, explaining how companies like Detecon, DHL, and Pepsi use simulations to build stronger businesses. What They Said About the TLF TLF Session Highlights Bersin & Associates made research presentations from their key studies: - Maximizing the Business Impact of Corporate Learning: The Enterprise Learning Framework and Modern Enterprise Learning Index - The High-Impact Learning Organization: WhatWorks(R) in the Management,Governance - Operations of Modern Corporate Training Peter Pereira from the Nielsen Company shared the One Nielsen Story of how The Nielsen Company is moving from an organization that uses multiple systems/platforms across the enterprise to one single platform across continents, and how TIS is helping Nielsen roll out the SAP platform across various countries in a very short span of time. TIS enabled the client's vision of One Nielsen by facilitating the transformation. Some of the highlights of the SAP finance training developed by TIS were: - Comprised a total of 130+ hours of Instructor-led Training and 10+ hours of Web-based Training. - First phase comprising 60 hours of ILT and 10+ hours of WBT delivered in 10 weeks - Implemented in 45+ countries across North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia & New Zealand - Ensured Nielsen's compliance with SAS 70 and SoX regulations. - Conducted in multiple languages including English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Greek, Turkish, and Japanese. - Spanned across 300+ legal entities and multiple business lines Gint Baukus & Ken Champagne of Western Union (WU) shared how their newly developed "TalentPort" learning portal is bringing back the excitement into learning. The key challenge faced by WU was that their employees did not derive the maximum benefits from their various online services and facilities, mainly due to lack of engagement with the learner. TIS' role was to not only integrate all the services under a comprehensive, yet easy-to-use umbrella, but also to package the offering in a manner that was engaging and exciting, thus motivating learners to take advantage of the various features that the TalentPort solution offered. TIS' TalentPort portal empowered WU employees to gain quick access to the Wire (Intranet), iDrive (LMS), HR, Work Tools, Policies and other useful information that helped increase their productivity and well as the degree of engagement with the company. What They Said About the TLF 'Perfect for our current work-informal learning, learning technology, governance, talent strategy.' Debra Ross, H-E-B 'Stimulated thinking, focused time to help create a vision. networking with other thought leaders.' Jim Rowings, Kiewit 'It provided excellent sharing and networking with an exclusive and very high-level group of learning leaders in an outstanding setting.' Dave Vance, Former President Caterpillar University. Contact: Rajesh Jumani, Tel number: +91-22-66438000, Mobile number: +91-9821036886, E-mail: DATASOURCE: Tata Interactive Systems CONTACT: Contact: Rajesh Jumani, Tel number: +91-22-66438000, Mobile number: +91-9821036886, E-mail:

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